"What This Campaign is About"

May 17, 2011

President Obama rallies supporters in Washington D.C.

[M]y life is better when, as I’m driving down the street and I pass by a school, I know, you know what, that school is doing a great job for those kids. And if I pass by a senior couple holding hands and I think to myself, you know what, that might be me and Michelle some day. And I like the fact that I live in a country where they’ve got some security in their golden years.

That makes my life better. That's the kind of America that I want Malia and Sasha to inherit. That's the kind of America I want all of your children and grandchildren inheriting. That's what this debate is about. That's what this campaign is about. That's what this election is about.